[ShareTompkins] Fwd: 3rd annual Local Food, Fiber and Energy Fair at Cornell University on Nov. 17th, 2011

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Jeff Piestrak <jmp36 at cornell.edu>
> Date: November 2, 2011 5:00:49 PM EDT
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] 3rd annual Local Food, Fiber and  
> Energy Fair at Cornell University on Nov. 17th, 2011
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
> Come one and all! Mann Library, in collaboration with Cornell  
> Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and the Small Farms  
> Program, will be hosting the 3rd annual Local Food, Fiber and Energy  
> Fair at Cornell University on Nov. 17th, 2011. A series of lively  
> and informative events are planned, including a festive open market  
> in the Mann Lobby from 2-5pm. A rich sampling of local food, fiber  
> and energy products will be offered, as well as several innovative  
> efforts to support individual, family and community health and  
> resilience. All events are free and open to the public. More  
> details, including directions and parking info are available here http://localfair.mannlib.cornell.edu/ 
> .
>
> Notables for this year’s fair:
> The addition of a local energy theme, highlighting solutions based  
> efforts to strengthen community and regional capacities in  
> sustainably meeting energy needs.
> A free public screening of the movie The Greenhorns at 6:30 pm that  
> evening in Mann Room 160, hosted by NWAEG and Groundswell. Panel  
> presentations and community discussions will follow, exploring some  
> of the issues and opportunities faced by new farmers in our area,  
> and identifying areas to work on. More details to come on the NWAEG  
> events page.
> Limited space is still available for those who would like to sell or  
> promote their local food, fiber and energy products and activities.  
> Registration info and forms are available here. For those who are  
> unable to attend but would like to promote their goods or services,  
> this same form may be used to request table space at the fair for  
> promotional literature, and a free listing in our upcoming local  
> food, fiber and energy directory. An interactive Google map will be  
> created from this directory and made available for community use.
>
> Feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Hope to see you  
> there!
>
> Cheers, Jeff
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jeffrey Piestrak
> Community Outreach Specialist
> Albert R. Mann Library
> 260 Tower Road
> Cornell University
> Ithaca, N.Y. 14853
> jmp36 at cornell.edu
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> http://mannlib.cornell.edu
> http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu
> http://guides.library.cornell.edu/local_food
> http://guides.library.cornell.edu/biofuels

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